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Socoder -> Off Topic -> Look at what my friend decided to build. LOL

Wed, 05 Dec 2007, 17:43
steve_ancell
My friend Ian showed me this thing close-up, at a club meeting earlier this evening. It is proof that anything can fly.

Its a Radio Controlled electric plane, disguised as a Christmas Tree.

The base stand contains a 2'1/2 inch Ducted Fan Unit.
The Li-Po battery, receiver and servos, are disguised whith wrapping paper to make them look like gift boxes.

It has no undercarrage, so it has to be hand-launched, and an assistant catches it on landing. Although Ian is a pukka flyer, and can catch it one-handed.

LINKAGE: wonderdog.org.uk/xmas/
Wed, 05 Dec 2007, 17:56
Jayenkai
That looks great!
Wed, 05 Dec 2007, 18:02
power mousey

well...its an IFO.

anyway, this is unreal and amazing too.

um Steve, still working on that
Radio Controlled Enterprise...Starship Enterprise?
Wed, 05 Dec 2007, 18:08
steve_ancell
I will have a go at making a R/C Enterprise at some point, when I feel up to the job.

Apparently its already been done by somebody else, so at least I know that it is possible.


Jayenkai That looks great!


Yeah, that man seriously amazes me lots of times. I will pass on your compliments to Ian when I see him next .
Wed, 05 Dec 2007, 18:16
power mousey

really?
seriously?

huh!, I gotta see that.
got a video or clip of that, Steve??

Perhaps build a flying and floating Deep Space Nine then?
you know, the Space Station or even perhaps the
Voyager ship from STar Trek Voyager.


Wed, 05 Dec 2007, 18:19
steve_ancell
Unfortunately, I haven't actually got a clip of a flying Enterprize. It was a member of the club that actually told me that its been done before.

I still want to build one though .
Wed, 05 Dec 2007, 18:32
power mousey

okay then.

but one of these days when I'm hang gliding
and think that what I see is a small UFO-shaped
Enterprise, I'll know that its just you Captaining
the Starship Enterprise.

and I do want and like to learn how
to hang glide.
Wed, 05 Dec 2007, 18:34
steve_ancell